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Role of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in identifying disuse osteoporosis in paraplegia [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: Disuse osteoporosis is a major long-term health consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that still needs to be addressed. Its management in SCI should begin with accurate diagnosis, followed by targeted treatments in the most vulnerable ...
A Frotzler, A Frotzler, AA Freehafer, Alan N. McLean, B Chen, David B. Allan, ED Bruin de, HH Bolotin, HM Frost, J Rittweger, JL Ferretti, L Giangregorio, L Maimoun, M Bélanger, P Eser, P Eser, P Eser, P Frey-Rindova, P Vestergaard, S Dudley-Javoroski, S-D Jiang, Sylvie Coupaud, T Mohr   +22 more
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Activation of Rac-1 and RhoA contributes to podocyte injury in chronic kidney disease [PDF]

, 2013
Rho-family GTPases like RhoA and Rac-1 are potent regulators of cellular signaling that control gene expression, migration and inflammation. Activation of Rho-GTPases has been linked to podocyte dysfunction, a feature of chronic kidney diseases (CKD). We
Amann, Kerstin, Babelova, Andrea, Brandes, Ralf Peter Louis, Daniel, Christoph, Fork, Christian, Jansen, Felix, Jung, Oliver, Löhn, Matthias, Pavenstädt, Hermann, Plettenburg, Oliver, Ruetten, Hartmut, Sander, Kerstin, Schäfer, Liliana, Stark, Holger   +13 more
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High resolution ultrasound for imaging complications of muscle injury: Is there an additional role for elastography?

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2019
Muscle healing after injury occurs within a period of weeks following a three-phase physiological process. Disruption of the normal healing process may lead to a number of complications, including excessive scar formation, myositis ossificans, muscle ...
Eleni E. Drakonaki, Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska, Christos Sinopidis, Panagiotis Givissis   +3 more
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Denervation Edema of Hamstring Muscles Following Acute Strain Injury [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019
A 20-year-old male American football player sustained a first-time, left hamstring strain injury (HSI) during competition. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated involvement of the biceps femoris long head (BFLH) and semitendinosus (ST). Following 3 weeks of rehabilitation, the athlete returned to competition without further incident.
Christa M, Wille, Kenneth S, Lee, Bryan C, Heiderscheit   +2 more
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Muscle Engagement Monitoring Using Self-Adhesive Elastic Nanocomposite Fabrics

Sensors, 2022
Insight into, and measurements of, muscle contraction during movement may help improve the assessment of muscle function, quantification of athletic performance, and understanding of muscle behavior, prior to and during rehabilitation following ...
Yun-An Lin, Yash Mhaskar, Amy Silder, Pinata H. Sessoms, John J. Fraser, Kenneth J. Loh   +5 more
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Increased levels of interleukin-6 exacerbate the dystrophic phenotype in mdx mice [PDF]

, 2015
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive lethal muscle degeneration and chronic inflammatory response. The mdx mouse strain has served as the animal model for human DMD. However, while DMD patients undergo extensive necrosis, the
Berardinelli, Maria Grazia, Camilli, Carlotta, Catizone, Angela, De Benedetti, Fabrizio, Forcina, Laura, Musarò, Antonio, Nicoletti, Carmine, Pelosi, Laura, Rizzuto, Emanuele, Spelta, Elisa, Testa, Erika   +10 more
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Intramuscular Tendon Injuries of the Hamstring Muscles: A More Severe Variant? A Narrative Review

Sports Medicine - Open, 2023
Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are one of the most common sport-related injuries. They have a high injury burden and a high recurrence rate. The development of novel muscle injury grading systems has provided new insights into the possible impact of ...
Fearghal Kerin, Stuart O’Flanagan, Joe Coyle, Garreth Farrell, Darragh Curley, Ulrik McCarthy Persson, Giuseppe De Vito, Eamonn Delahunt   +7 more
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Obturator internus muscle strains

Radiology Case Reports, 2017
We report 2 cases of obturator internus muscle strains. The injuries occurred in young male athletes involved in kicking sports. Case 1 details an acute obturator internus muscle strain with associated adductor longus strain.
Caoimhe Byrne, MB BCh, BAO, Abdullah Alkhayat, BM BCh, FFRRCSI, Pat O'Neill, MB BCh, BAO, FFSEM(I), FFSEM (UK), Stephen Eustace, MB BCh, BAO, FFRRCSI, Eoin Kavanagh, MB BCh, BAO, FFRRCSI   +4 more
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Injury risk factors, screening tests and preventative strategies: A systematic review of the evidence that underpins the perceptions and practices of 44 football (soccer) teams from various premier leagues [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: To systematically review the scientific level of evidence for the ‘Top 3’ risk factors, screening tests and preventative exercises identified by a previously published survey of 44 premier league football (soccer) teams.
Alan McCall, Allen, Arnason, Arnason, Askling, Bengtsson, Brughelli, Chris Carling, Croisier, Dauty, Devantier, Downs, Dupont, Ekstrand, Ekstrand, Fousekis, Fousekis, Franck Le Gall, Freckleton, Fredberg, Frost, Gregory Dupont, Greig, Hagglund, Hagglund, Harbour, Harris, Hawkins, Mathieu Nedelec, McCall, Michael Davison, Mohammadi, Nedelec, Nordstrom, Nédélec, Schache, Serge Berthoin, Shultz, Small, Verdera, Walden, Woods   +41 more
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Exercise and skeletal muscle regeneration

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2012
Skeletal muscle injury is generally caused by stimuli, such as intense resistance training, eccentric muscle contraction, muscle strain and bruising. Injured skeletal muscles are repaired within several weeks after injury, because skeletal muscle has a ...
Mitsutoshi Kurosaka, Shuichi Machida
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